Suzanne Vega之＜Tom's dinner＞

lafucn

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突然想起Suzanne Vega,会觉得她似乎还是当年那个染了棕色头发,清晰地勾勒出深红色嘴唇的小女子.但仔细算算,竟惊觉她已经是个45岁的妇人了.然而,Suzanne Vega,这个女子,连同她清晰的,温和的声音,以及那双冷得冻到人心里的眼睛,却依然是如此的模糊.

   既是诗人又是歌手的Suzanne Vega总是能透出一股淡淡的书卷气，这首歌是在她常去的街角的一家叫做 Tom's Restaurant 的咖啡店用早餐时的随性小品。整首歌其实非常简单，用白描的语言将捕捉到的一些生活剪影呈现出来。从Vega走进Tom的店里等候咖啡开始，许多动态的情景就定格在了这首歌中，如店员向熟识客人打招呼、坐在小店一角的情侣拥吻、读一篇演员的报道以及看见好笑的占星故事，窗外的雨声——远处教堂的钟声——甚至像外面对着玻璃整理仪表的女士都尽在其中……Vega干净又带有点磁性的清亮嗓音更是增添了歌的魅力。

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lafucn

这首歌的歌词我一直存着．
I am sitting
In the morning
At the diner
On the corner


I am waiting
At the counter
For the man
To pour the coffee


And he fills it
Only halfway
And before
I even argue


He is looking
Out the window
At somebody
Coming in


"It is always
Nice to see you"
Says the man
Behind the counter


To the woman
Who has come in
She is shaking
Her umbrella


And I look
The other way
As they are kissing
Their hellos


I'm pretending
Not to see them
Instead
I pour the milk


I open
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor


Who had died
While he was drinking
It was no one
I had heard of


And I'm turning
To the horoscope
And looking
For the funnies


When I'm feeling
Someone watching me
And so
I raise my head


There's a woman
On the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?


No she does not
Really see me
Cause she sees
Her own reflection


And I'm trying
Not to notice
That she's hitching
Up her skirt


And while she's
Straightening her stockings
Her hair
Is getting wet


Oh, this rain
It will continue
Through the morning
As I'm listening


To the bells
Of the cathedral
I am thinking
Of your voice...


And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...


I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train

独孤浪云

恩,漫不经心的感觉~